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Club Annual General Meeting 2017

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The 2017 Club AGM will be held in the club premises at Townhill on Tuesday 22nd August at 7 p.m. The Agenda is as follows:

ITEM 1. WELCOME AND APOLOGIES
ITEM 2. MINUTESOF PREVIOUS AGM
ITEM 3. MATTERS ARISING FROM PREVIOUS MINUTES
ITEM 4. PRESIDENT’S REPORT
ITEM 5. SECRETARY’S REPORT
ITEM 6. TREASURER’S REPORT AND BALANCE SHEET
ITEM 7. GALLERY CO-ORDINATOR’S REPORT
ITEM 8. WEBSITE ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT
ITEM 9. EXHIBITION CO-ORDINATOR’S REPORT
ITEM 10. PROGRAMME CO-ORDINATOR’S REPORT
ITEM 11. ELECTION OF OFFICE BEARERS
ITEM 12. ELECTION OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS
ITEM 13. PROPOSED NEW CONSTITUION TO CONFORM WITH OSCR RECOMMENDATIONS
ITEM 14. WINTER EXHIBITION MONDAY 20th NOVEMBER TO SUNDAY 26th NOVEMBER 2017
ITEM 15. ANY OTHER PERTINENT BUSINESS
ITEM 16. DATE OF NEXT AGM – PROPOSED TUESDAY 21st AUGUST 2018

Calendar 2018 – Voting

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Voting to select the paintings which will feature in the Club Calendar for 2018 will be on 11th and 12th July at Townhill where photographs of of all the entries will be displayed. Arrangements are as follows:

Calendar 2018 – Voting
Photographs of all entries submitted for inclusion in the proposed 2018 Club Calendar are numbered sequentially. You may also view images of the entries on the club computer.
 
Members are invited to mark the numbers of their 13 preferred entries on the voting slip provided (One for each month and one for the calendar cover sheet). Voting will be anonymous, as will (as far as possible) the painter of each entry. 
 
The voting will take place over Tuesday 11th and Wednesday 12th July, after which the 13 with the most votes will be selected to feature in the calendar. No member can have more that one painting featured in the calendar. Of those selected, only the members picture with most votes will be selected. i.e. If a member has more than one entry voted in the “top 13”, their entry with most votes will be chosen.

Annual Exhibition 2017 – Raffle

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Once again we are looking for donations of items suitable for raffle prizes as well as asking members to sell raffle tickets in advance of the annual exhibition (26 June – 5 July) at a cost of £1 per book of five tickets.
There will be two hampers as the main prizes and we would welcome wines and spirits, chocolates, tins of biscuits, new items of toiletries, jewellery and other attractive items. Donations of framed original paintings would also be very welcome.
Your cooperation is requested to make this a successful raffle which in the past has helped cover the cost of transporting the display screens, tables and other items to and from the Kingsgate. Annette Burgess is the main points of contact at the Club with regard to the raffle.

Paintings for Club’s Calendar 2018

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This post is a reminder that we will be producing a Dunfermline Art Club Calendar for 2018. This will be printed commercially and the outlay on printing expenses will be reimbursed to the Club from the proceeds of Calendar sales. The theme for the calendar is “Fife”. So, if you would like to create a painting in any medium on this theme for possible inclusion in the calendar, please submit your work (by 14th June) to Irma Brown or Anne Hill at the club. The painting should be A4 in size or equivalent proportions, unframed, and in landscape format. A selection process (members votes) will decide which pictures will feature in the calendar. Please see Irma or Anne if you need further information.

Mining Heritage Event

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The Kingsgate shopping centre are to hold an event in May to celebrate the mining heritage of the area. It will be a comprehensive event with story telling, stalls, miners rescue service, an interactive area and choirs all being part of the event.

We have been asked to take part by having an exhibition of some 30 to 40 paintings of scenes depicting mining and associated activities. We will be allocated space in the “egg” on the same side as the Shopmobility unit.

The event runs from the 15th May 2017 when we would be required to set up.

Following on from this event, Dunfermline Delivers are to create a heritage walkway in the town centre and a selection of our pictures will be enlarged, weatherproofed and put on permanent display with acknowledgement to the club and the artists. A good quality digital image is required for this purpose.

So get painting and you could be one of those artists.

Please add your name to the list on the notice board with the number of paintings you will be submitting.

Members Notice – Studio Availability

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Studio at Townhill

Members should be aware that due to staffing problems which are likely to be ongoing the studio will not necessarily be always available outwith normal club hours.

Anyone wishing to use the studio outwith normal club hours should first ascertain whether the centre is open. This can be done by phoning the centre on 01383 602341 or by pre-booking the time with the staff upstairs.

Please note that on arrival staff MUST be made aware of your arrival for health and safety reasons and to make sure you don’t get locked in!

Thank you for your co-operation.

Painting Party

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The following message is from Club President Alan Booth:-PAINTING PARTY

Thank you to the many members who have given up their time this week to help with the decoration of the studio. Your hard work and considerable skills are very much appreciated. I could not have anticipated at the start of the week that we would achieve so much so quickly.

THANK YOU ALL

The studio will re-open on Monday 30th January when things can get back to normal.

May I extend a warm welcome to all our members to join us when you will have the opportunity to inspect the decoration and add to the fantastic atmosphere our members create at all our sessions. New members are always welcome. I look forward to seeing you all next week.

Best regards, Alan

Club Closed for Decoration

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There has been an excellent response from members who have volunteered to undertake the redecoration of the Club premises during week commencing 23 January. A daily rota has been drawn up and is posted on the club noticeboard.
Most materials required will be provided by the Club, but volunteers may also bring additional cloths and dust sheets if possible. If you are not on the rota at present, all members willing to help will be welcome at any time during the week.

Figure / Portrait Drawing – New Dates

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Further figure drawing sessions will be held at the club on alternate Tuesday and Wednesday evenings on the following dates:

Tuesday Evening
17 January
31 January
14 February
28 February
14 March

Wednesday Evening
8 February
22 February
8 March
22 March

A clothed model will be drawn by / from the attendees. Additional dates will be published subject to demand. See Tony Felton for further details.